scholarly journals Microbial Incidence and Antibiotic susceptibility for Bacterial isolates in The Mobile Phone of Healthcare workers and University Employments in Basrah City

2020 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 1863-1870
Author(s):  
Rana Mohammad Abd-ulnabi ◽  
Zuhair G. Alshaheen ◽  
Rafeef A. Abdul-jabbar
Keyword(s):  
Mobile Phone ◽  
Mobile Phones ◽  
Healthcare Workers ◽  
Pathogenic Bacteria ◽  
Bacterial Isolates ◽  
Biochemical Tests ◽  
Candida Spp ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Field Samples ◽  
Bacillus Spp

The mobile phones come to be an important device all people use it for communication and phones can be contaminated with bacterial isolates. this study tries to do a little investigation about kinds and percent of pathogenic bacteria and the detection of some antibiotic resistance one and difference between that found in the healthcare worker’s mobile phone and peoples who work out of that field. Samples collection were done using mobile phones belongs to healthcare workers and Basra University employments. Swabs were cultured on different media then the suspected colonies were identified by recognizing the morphology of colonies, staining with Gram’s stain then tested with biochemical tests. Our study shows bacterial isolates in all the screened mobile phone, The highest proportions were recorded by Bacillus spp (66%) and Pseudomonas spp (56%) while the lowest proportions were Staphylococcus aureus (8%) and Candida spp (12%). And there was a significant difference in the kinds and percent of bacterial isolates between the healthcare workers and employments mobile phones, besides the appearance of Cefotaxime and Cefatizoxime resistance Proteus sp. and Trimethoprim + Sulfamethoxazole resistance Klebsiella spp. also the intermediate susceptibility to the different antibiotic was shown in all isolates. All the mobile phones can be contaminated by various kinds of bacteria some of these were resistant to some antibiotics and there was a significant difference in the percent and kinds of bacterial isolates between the health care worker and people who work out of this field.

scholarly journals Bacterial Contamination of Healthcare worker’s Mobile Phones; a Case Study at Two Referral Hospitals in Uganda

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tusabe Fred
Keyword(s):  
Mobile Phone ◽  
Mobile Phones ◽  
Healthcare Workers ◽  
Pathogenic Bacteria ◽  
Bacterial Contamination ◽  
Multidrug Resistant ◽  
Resistant Bacteria ◽  
E Coli ◽  
Referral Hospitals

Abstract Background Hospital and Community-acquired infections are escalating and pose significant public health unhealthiness worldwide. The advancements of telemedicine and automation of healthcare records are supported by cellphones, laptops and wearable devices. This study focused on the incidence of healthcare workers’ mobile phones becoming contaminated with pathogenic bacteria and their possible roles as vehicles of transmission of antimicrobial-resistant bacteria.Method: A case study at two referral hospitals in Uganda between May and October 2020. Self-administered questionnaires were administered to participants after informed consent. Mobile phones of the participants in different departments of the hospitals were swabbed and samples were collected and transported to the microbiology laboratory for bacterial culture and antimicrobial susceptibility tests. Results: The point prevalence of Healthcare workers’ mobile phone bacterial contamination with one or more species was 93%. Organisms isolated were E. coli 5.6% (1), Micrococcus spp 11.1% (2), Coagulase-negative staphylococci, CoNS, 61.1% (11) and Bacillus spp 22.2% (4). About 45% of the organisms were multidrug-resistant. Resistance was major to penicillin, cotrimoxazole, ciprofloxacin and Gentamycin respectively. The isolated E. coli was resistant to all antibiotics used in the study. Only 15% (2) of the participants disinfected their phones at least once a week and 8% cleaned their hands after using a mobile phone.Conclusion: Healthcare Workers’ mobile phones can act as fomites for the transmission of multidrug-resistant micro-organisms. This study provides strong evidence for developing and strengthening disinfection protocols for mobile phones and does not underscore the importance of hand hygiene in the middle of a patient encounter especially when the HCW grabs a phone but doesn't re-clean their hands before patient contact.

scholarly journals Microbes on the Mobile Phones of Healthcare Workers in Palestine: Identification, Characterization, and Comparison

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Mohammad Qadi ◽  
Rasha Khayyat ◽  
Mohammed A. AlHajhamad ◽  
Yazan I. Naji ◽  
Beesan Maraqa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Staphylococcus Aureus ◽  
Antibiotic Resistance ◽  
Mobile Phone ◽  
Mobile Phones ◽  
Healthcare Workers ◽  
Microbial Contamination ◽  
Hospital Environment ◽  
Bacterial Isolates ◽  
Gram Positive ◽  
Gram Negative

Background. Healthcare workers (HCWs) may be using their mobile phones (MPs) to carry microbes that cause hospital-acquired and community infections in general. With antibiotic resistance problem emergence, these infections can be challenging to eradicate. Hence, this study aimed to determine the microbial contamination of HCW MPs and identify and classify bacterial isolates in Palestine. Methods. This was a 7-month comparative cross-sectional analysis of 200 HCW MPs from 2 hospitals and 100 MPs from university students (non-HCWs). Data collection was done using a self-administrated questionnaire, and a swab sample from both HCW and non-HCW MPs was obtained and transferred to An-Najah National University (NNU) microbiology lab for bacterial identification and antibiotic susceptibility. Data were analyzed using Social Sciences Statistical Package (SPSS) version 22.0. Result. Among HCWs, the microbial contamination was 87.5%. Coagulase-negative staphylococci (CoNS; 67.3%), methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA; 17.5%), Gram-positive bacilli (4.1%), methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA; 1.6%), and Gram-negative species (1.6%) were the most predominant bacterial isolates. More than half of staphylococci isolates were resistant to penicillin and erythromycin. Male gender, using a mobile phone in the bathroom, and entry to the operating theatre were associated with mobile phone contamination and increased resistance against specific antibiotics. Among non-HCWs, the contamination was 86%. The most predominant bacterial isolates were CoNS, MSSA, and Gram-positive bacilli, with a contamination of 66.8%, 28.5%, and 2.6%, respectively. No MRSA or Gram-negative species were detected in this group. Antibiotic resistance percentage of staphylococci was nearly half of that yielded in the HCW group against each antibiotic. Conclusion. Significant numbers of bacteria have been isolated from HCW MPs. Working in a hospital environment frequently raises the probability of presence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria on a MP. Therefore, infection control teams should discuss methods to prevent the transmission of drug-resistant pathogens from HCW MPs.

scholarly journals Prevalence and antibiotic susceptibility of Aeromonas hydrophila isolated from freshwater fishes

2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 411 ◽  
Author(s):  
Halima Sarder ◽  
Tahsin Khan ◽  
Mihir Lal Saha ◽  
Nusrat Jahan Punom ◽  
Shankar Chandra Mandal ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Aeromonas Hydrophila ◽  
Antibiotic Susceptibility ◽  
Reference Strain ◽  
Bacterial Count ◽  
Freshwater Fishes ◽  
Total Bacterial Count ◽  
Bacterial Isolates ◽  
Biochemical Tests ◽  
Anabas Testudineus ◽  
Significant Difference

Aeromonas hydrophila is an opportunistic microorganism. It is a secondary biological agent that contributes to the occurrence of fish diseases and its deterioration. This research was undertaken to determine the prevalence of A. hydrophila in some freshwater fishes collected from three different fish markets of Dhaka City and to test their antibiotic susceptibility. Total bacterial count and total aeromonas on different aeromonas selective media were enumerated using serial dilution technique. Bacterial isolates were characterized to identify A. hydrophila using biochemical tests and with comparison to reference strain (ATCC 7966). The lowest Aeromonas count was detected to be 2.83±0.40×102 cfu/g in Anabas testudineus and the highest was 1.03±0.153×103 cfu/g in Oreochromis mossambicus. On market basis highest aeromonas count was found in Anando Bazar (8.10±1.09×102 cfu/g) and lowest in Hatirpool Bazar (5.63±0.90×102 cfu/g) with no significant difference. Maximum susceptibility to amikacin and gentamicin was observed whereas all of the isolates were found resistant to a commonly used antibiotic amoxycillin. The obtained results point that antimicrobial susceptibility was more or less similar regardless of the origin of the samples collected. All the fishes investigated in this study contained A. hydrophila in their different organs.

scholarly journals Detection of pathogenic bacteria associated with earphones used by students of Stamford University Bangladesh

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-4
Author(s):  
Omor Ahmed Chowdhury ◽  
Md Raihan Ahmed ◽  
Md Raihan Dipu ◽  
Md Aftab Uddin
Keyword(s):  
Pathogenic Bacteria ◽  
Diffusion Method ◽  
Resistant Bacteria ◽  
Bacterial Isolates ◽  
Biochemical Tests ◽  
Disk Diffusion Method ◽  
Antibiotic Resistant ◽  
Potential Source ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Staphylococcus Spp

The use of earphones has increased in recent times throughout the world especially among the different level of students such as school, college or university who have a higher tendency of sharing these among them. Unlike airline headsets, headphones and stethoscope ear-pieces, ear phones are often shared by multiple users and can be a potential medium for transmission of pathogens, which can give rise to various ear related infections. The objective of this study was to detect the pathogenic bacteria from the ear-phones used by the students of Stamford University Bangladesh. A total of 16 ear-phone swabs were collected by sterile cotton swabs. The swabs were inoculated onto blood agar and incubated aerobically overnight at 37oC. Microscopic observation and standard biochemical tests were performed to confirm the identification of all the bacterial isolates. Six presumptively identified Staphylococcus spp. (38%) were tested against six different types of antibiotics following Kirby-Bauer disk diffusion method. Isolates were found to be 84% resistant against Cotrimoxazole and demonstrated 100% sensitivity to Vancomycin and Ciprorofloxacin. The findings of this study suggest the users to disinfect their respective ear phones and not to exchange them as they may act as a potential source to transfer pathogenic and antibiotic resistant bacteria among the ear phone users. Stamford Journal of Microbiology, Vol.10 (1) 2020: 1-4

Exploring Personal Mobile Phones and Digital Display Systems to Support Indoor Navigation by Formative Study Methods

2010 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
pp. 32-50 ◽  
Author(s):  
Faisal Taher ◽  
Keith Cheverst ◽  
Mike Harding
Keyword(s):  
Mobile Phone ◽  
Mobile Phones ◽  
Support Services ◽  
Digital Technology ◽  
Research Study ◽  
Indoor Navigation ◽  
Digital Display ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Display Systems ◽  
Access Services

A significant difference exists between wayfinding support services available in outdoor and indoor locations. Users in outdoor locations can access services like Google Maps via a mobile phone and in-car GPS, which allows them to examine unknown locations before arrival as well as receive assistance en-route. In contrast, there is relatively little digital wayfinding support for users in indoor locations, where users are limited to using in-building signage or asking for directions. However, advances in pervasive digital technology allow new possibilities and make this topic increasingly subject to research study. This paper describes three separate formative studies involving 24 participants using personal mobile phones, a situated display deployment and a Person Locator Kiosk. The authors present their findings by gaining feedback and insights from users to develop useful and usable wayfinding support for visitors in an in-building environment.

scholarly journals Bringing real-time geospatial precision to HIV incidence measurements via mobile phones (Preprint)

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alain Placide Nsabimana ◽  
Bernard Uzabakiriho ◽  
Daniel M Kagabo ◽  
Jerome Nduwayo ◽  
Qinyouen Fu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Mobile Phone ◽  
Real Time ◽  
Mobile Phones ◽  
Healthcare Workers ◽  
Lateral Flow ◽  
Rural Site ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Public Health Response ◽  
Hiv Test

BACKGROUND Precise measurements of HIV incidences at community levels can help mount a more effective public health response, but the most reliable methods currently require labor-intensive population surveys. Novel mobile phone technologies are being tested for adherence to medical appointments and antiretroviral therapy, but using them to track HIV test results with automatically generated geospatial coordinates has not been widely tested. OBJECTIVE We customized a portable reader for interpreting the results of HIV lateral flow tests, and developed a mobile phone app to track HIV test results in urban and rural locations in Rwanda. The objective is to assess the feasibility of this technology to collect frontline HIV test results in real time and with geospatial context to help measure HIV incidences and improve epidemiological surveillance. METHODS 20 healthcare workers used the technology to track the test results of 2290 patients across three hospital sites (two urban sites in Kigali, and a rural site in the Western Province of Rwanda). Smartphones for less than $70 USD each were used. The mobile phone app to record HIV test results could take place without internet connectivity, with uploading of results to the cloud taking place later with internet. RESULTS 92% of HIV test results could be tracked in real time on an online dashboard with geographical resolution down to street resolution. Out of the 20 healthcare workers, 68% would recommend the lateral flow reader, and 100% would recommend the mobile phone app. CONCLUSIONS Mobile phones have the potential to simplify the input of HIV test results with geospatial context and in real time to improve public health surveillance of HIV.

scholarly journals Pengaruh Budaya dan Lokasi Terhadap Persepsi dan Penggunaan Telefon Bimbit di Tempat-Tempat Awam: Satu Analisis Perbandingan Antara Beberapa Negara

2017 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Siti Harnani Amir Hushin ◽  
Hasrina Mustafa ◽  
Bahiyah Omar
Keyword(s):  
Social Interaction ◽  
University Students ◽  
Mobile Phone ◽  
Mobile Phones ◽  
Significant Influence ◽  
Public Transport ◽  
Interaction Theory ◽  
Public Places ◽  
Geographical Factors ◽  
Significant Difference

This study aims to compare the level of perception of using mobile phones at public places among users of four different countries; Malaysia, Indonesia, China and Iran from the perspective of Social Interaction Theory. A survey was conducted on 100 university students from each country that makes up a sample of 400 respondents.  The findings of the study show 1) a significant difference in the perception of mobile phone and SMS usage in public places among respondents from different countries. Unlike Malaysian, Indonesian and Chinese respondents, the results of the study show that Iranian respondents are not too disturbed by the usage of mobile phones at public places. 2) The study also finds that Malaysian and Indonesian respondents seldom use mobile phone in public places, and that Chinese respondents often use mobile phone in public transport (i.e: bus). Meanwhile, Iranian respondents use mobile phone the most in four identified places – the supermarket, bus, pedestrian walkway and restaurant. 3) Most of the respondents in each category, however, prefer to use mobile phone – for making calls and SMS – in multi focused gathering compared to fully focused ones. The study concludes that cultural and geographical factors exert significant influence on the usage and perception of using mobile phone at public places. 

scholarly journals ISOLASI, KARAKTERISASI DAN IDENTIFIKASI BAKTERI ENDOFIT KULIT BATANG SRIKAYA (ANNONA SQUAMOSA) DAN POTENSINYA SEBAGAI ANTIBAKTERI

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Lalu Zulkifli ◽  
Dwi Soelistya Dyah Jekti ◽  
Samsul Bahri
Keyword(s):  
Antibacterial Activity ◽  
Endophytic Bacteria ◽  
Pathogenic Bacteria ◽  
Positive Control ◽  
Spore Formation ◽  
Bacterial Isolates ◽  
Annona Squamosa ◽  
Biochemical Tests ◽  
Bacillus Brevis ◽  
E Coli

The objective of this study was to isolate endophytic bacteria from bark of srikaya, analyzing antibacterial activity of endophytic bacteria in S. aureus, B. cereus and E. coli pathogenic bacteria, characterizing endophytic bacteria capable of inhibiting the growth of pathogenic bacteria and identification of endophytic bacteria able to inhibit the growth of pathogenic bacteria. Isolation of endophytic bacteria using TSA and NA media, bioassay on pathogen bacteria with concentration of 106 cells / ml with using Ø 6 mm wells and entering supernatant of 100 μl. Supernatant was obtained by growing endophytic bacteria in NB media shaken with shaker 150 cycles / min for 48 h at 32ᵒC then culture centrifuge at 5000 g for 30 min. Positive control using cyprofloxacin. Characterization is based on the nature of the colony, Gram paint, spore formation, and biochemical tests. The results of the study yielded 13 endophytic bacterial isolates and 4 endophytic isolates capable of inhibiting the growth of 8 pathogenic bacteria with sensitive criteria, 2 pathogenic bacteria with resistant criteria and 1 pathogen bacteria can not be inhibited its growth. Gram's paint results show that 4 endophytic isolates belong to Gram-positive, rod-shaped and spore forming cells. From the character possessed by the bacteria can be identified that the 4 bacteria endofit capable of inhibiting pathogenic bacteria are Bacillus brevis, Bacillus latesporus, Virgibacillus pantothenticus, and Bacillus circulansKeywords: Characterization, Endophytic Bacteria, Bark of Srikaya, Antibacterial

scholarly journals An Experimental Investigation of the Impact of Electromagnetic Radiations Emitted from Mobile Phone on General Health, pH, Flow Rate and Electrolytes Concentrations of Saliva in Female Adults

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Etimad Alattar ◽  
Khitam Elwasife ◽  
Eqbal Radwan ◽  
Hadeer Abu Warda ◽  
Mohammed Abujami
Keyword(s):  
Mobile Phone ◽  
Mobile Phones ◽  
Flow Rate ◽  
General Health ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Inclusion Criteria ◽  
Group I ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Electromagnetic Radiations

During the recent years, there has been a tremendous increase in use of mobile phones which resulted in an increase of the exposure to electromagnetic radiations in our life. Human saliva is considered as a potential source of biomarkers to monitor changes that occur under pathological conditions. The main objective of the current experiment was to determine the effect of mobile phone radiation on general health, electrolytes and salivary function among Islamic University students who use mobile phones. A questionnaire was designed and applied to 167 healthy and 36 deaf female students to select cases whose meeting the inclusion criteria. A total of 103 students who met the inclusion criteria were included to investigate the influence of mobile phone radiations on their general health. For assessment of salivary parameters, a total of 55 students were chosen and classified into three groups. Group I was the control group, which included 17 deaf students who did not use the mobile phone at all. Group II was healthy students who have mobile phone for less than 5 years. Group III was healthy students who have mobile phone for 5 years or more. Descriptive data that included mean, standard deviation, and percentages was calculated for each group. Multiple group comparisons were made by one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) followed by Tukey test for pairwise comparisons. Categorical data were analyzed by Chi square (χ2) test. For all the tests, a P value of 0.05 or less was considered for statistical significance. The results showed that the participants who use mobile phone had several problems in their health including dry mouth, bad odor from mouth, drooling of saliva, as well as ear and eye pain. The majority of the participants who use mobile phone complained of headache, anxiety, insomnia and forgetfulness as compared to deaf participants. Also, the study showed that there was no significant difference between salivary pH in all tested groups. Regarding to salivary flow rate, the differences were no significant in all tested groups. In addition, this study has also shown that there was significant difference between the salivary Na+ and K+ levels of the three groups. Salivary level of Na+ and K+ were significantly lower in mobile phone users when compared to non users of mobile phone.

scholarly journals Is exposure to personal music players a confounder in adolescent mobile phone use and hearing health studies?

2018 ◽  
Vol 46 (11) ◽  
pp. 4527-4534 ◽  
Author(s):  
Geza Benke ◽  
Christina Dimitriadis ◽  
Berihun M. Zeleke ◽  
Imo Inyang ◽  
Dean McKenzie ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mobile Phone ◽  
Mobile Phones ◽  
Pure Tone ◽  
Hearing Threshold ◽  
Pure Tone Audiometry ◽  
Mobile Phone Use ◽  
Hearing Thresholds ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Health Studies ◽  
The Difference

Objective This study was performed to determine whether exposure to personal music players (PMPs) in the immediate morning prior to hearing testing confounds the association between mobile phone use and hearing thresholds of adolescents. Design In this cohort study of cognitive function in year 7 students (median age 13 years, range 11–14), information regarding the weekly use of mobile phones and the use of PMPs was assessed by a questionnaire. Pure-tone audiometry was used to establish hearing thresholds for all participants. Results Among a cohort of 317 adolescents (60.9% females), 130 were unexposed to PMP use while 33 were exposed to PMP use in the morning prior to hearing testing. No statistically significant difference in hearing threshold shifts was found between adolescents who were and were not exposed to PMP use prior to hearing testing. Likewise, the difference in the use of mobile phones according to the PMP use status was not statistically significant. Conclusion Exposure to PMPs prior to hearing testing did not introduce confounding in the present study of mobile phone use and hearing loss among adolescents.

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